Hi there. I'm Jon Moake, kiwi tramper...
Hi, my name is Jonathon Moake, I am a tramper (that's hiker to those of
you from the UK/US) from Christchurch, New Zealand. I have been a
regular visitor to the New Zealand mountains for many years, spending periods from one
day to several week's exploring our wonderful outdoors.
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| Me tramping on the Queen Charlotte Track, March 2016 |
My main passion is tramping but I am also interested in camping, survival skills, climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking and fitness walking. I have tramped extensively throughout both the North and South Island, from the North Island's Central Plateau volcanoes right south to Rakuira/Stewart Island.
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| View towards Mid Robinson Hut, Robinson Valley, Victoria Forest Park , 2015 |
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| Jon at Travers Saddle, Nelson Lakes NP in early 2018 |
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| View from the Lewis Pass Tops, Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve, December 2014 |
My
main tramping grounds include Arthur's Pass National Park, the
Canterbury Foothills, Lake Sumner Forest Park and the area near Lewis
Pass Scenic Reserve all 1-3 hours drive from my home. I also spend a lot of time in Nelson Lakes National Park, Abel Tasman National Park, on the West Coast of the South Island, Kahurangi National Park and Fiordland.
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| Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes NP from the Coldwater Hut jetty, 2016 |
I also enjoy
tramping on the Port Hills and Banks Peninsula which are clearly visible from my home in Christchurch. Despite their front country reputation there are many excellent tramps there...
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| Port Levy from the Summit Walkway, Banks Peninsula 2016 |
As well as my day and overnight tramping trips I also have some outdoor projects I am currently working on. These include:
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| On the Port Hills Summit Walkway part of the Christchurch 360 Trail... |
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| Te Araroa Trail, approaching Davies Bay, QCT |
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| Te Araroa Trail, approaching Hope Halfway Hut, Lake Sumner FP... |
Tramping all of the world famous Department of Conservation
'Great Walks'
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| Anchorage Beach, Abel Tasman Great Walk, September 2017 |
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| Marlees Stream, Milford Track, Fiordland NP in December 2018 |
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| Lunch time on the Rakuira Great Walk in 2019 |
I would like to welcome you to my tramping journey...
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| Me at Fenella's Tarn, Cobb Valley, Kahurangi National Park in 2020 |
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| Finishing my penultimate Great Walk...Paparoa Track February 2021 |
Interesting...just walked all the way to Spencer Park and back. (!Phew, not bad for 71 years and arthritic a bit) started from Car park at the end of Bower Ave....great walk, except for arriving at Spencer Park, and finding the shop had absolutely zero decent food. I had imagined there would be a host of folk lining up after passing heaps of bikers on the way .. oh well, a lesson for next time..pack it in a back pack !!
ReplyDeletethnks for giving the distance, thought it wasa quite a way as I crawled limped and dragged myseld the last bit back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thankyou for informative site..will look out to do a few others a little later on lol
Caroline (Ch Ch)
That is a great walk out to Spencer Park and one I have done many, many times. There is plenty of fine walking and tramping to be had around Christchurch..
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